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CenterPoint cannot cancel $800M lease for large mobile generators unused during Beryl
The utility should weigh its options, including subleasing the generators and renegotiating contracts, members of the Public Utility Commission of Texas said Thursday.
By Robert Walton • Aug. 16, 2024 -
OpinionTo get more transmission, we need a bottom-up approach
A bottom-up process to build support for transmission development can deliver more line miles faster at lower cost with broad popular support.
By Joshua Rogers • Aug. 15, 2024 -
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TrendlineAI in the Power Sector
Artificial intelligence is uniquely positioned to impact the electricity industry from both ends: as the technology driving large load demand growth and as a tool with the potential to make the power system more efficient.
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Maryland electric customers face up to 24% bill hikes from PJM capacity auction: report
Reliability-must-run contracts for two Talen Energy power plants added about $5 billion to PJM’s capacity costs in its last auction, Synapse Energy Economics found.
By Ethan Howland • Aug. 15, 2024 -
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Sponsored by Black & VeatchThe high stakes of extra high voltage: engineering effective EHV transmission lines
To realize visions of integrated renewable energy systems delivering reliable, efficient power over long distances, we need transmission lines with high-voltage capacity.
By Wil Michalski, Overhead Transmission Solution Lead, Black & Veatch • Aug. 14, 2024 -
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Texas AG investigates CenterPoint storm response, possible ‘fraud, waste’
Hurricane Beryl left 2.3 million CenterPoint customers without power in July, spurring questions about the utility’s storm preparedness and restoration efforts.
By Robert Walton • Aug. 14, 2024 -
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New York ISO reforms interconnection queue, launches cluster study reviews
The changes, which comply with FERC Order 2023, “deliver greater efficiencies and transparency in our interconnection process,” New York ISO President and CEO Rich Dewey said.
By Robert Walton • Aug. 13, 2024 -
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59 GW in data center load seeking to connect to Oncor’s system: CEO
Nearly three-fourths of new interconnection requests are coming from data centers, Oncor officials said.
By Emma Penrod • Aug. 8, 2024 -
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OpinionDo Tri-State’s member exits signal ‘the next episode’ for PJM?
PJM may look “too big to fail,” and reliance interests are always tough to overcome, but the same inflexibility and internal contradictions that are leading to Tri-State’s demise are roiling PJM.
By Ray Gifford and Matt Larson • Aug. 7, 2024 -
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Innovative transmission, energy storage projects in 18 states get $2.2B from DOE
Companies involved in winning projects include Allete, Duke Energy, Eversource, Grid United, National Grid, Pacific Gas and Electric and Southern California Edison.
By Ethan Howland • Aug. 6, 2024 -
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OpinionSenate permitting reform compromise is a win for American energy and American politics
The legislation would provide a good foundation to undo unreasonable timetables and fragmented planning processes inhibiting investments in clean energy projects.
By Paolo Mastrangelo • Aug. 5, 2024 -
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Sponsored by Copper LabsIt’s time for a new approach to ensure utilities can get the data they need without driving up customer bills
A modern AMx framework can help utilities better balance meter infrastructure and affordability needs by enabling mixed-meter portfolios and improving cost-effectiveness.
By Essie Snell • Aug. 5, 2024 -
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USTR to decide soon on proposed tariff hikes for Chinese solar cells, EVs, other items
The White House’s rationale for increasing tariffs is to make the U.S. more competitive in the clean energy and technology sectors, a major focus during the Biden administration.
By Philip Neuffer • Aug. 2, 2024 -
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PJM capacity auction to lead to double-digit rate hikes for Exelon utilities: CFO
When asked about possible power plant ownership, Exelon President and CEO Calvin Butler said, “We're working with our [state utility] commissions on all types of scenarios.”
By Ethan Howland • Aug. 2, 2024 -
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FERC calls SPP Western market proposal ‘deficient,’ requests more info
Southwest Power Pool is developing a response to questions about its Western day-ahead electricity market, including rules around transmission capacity availability and resource aggregations.
By Robert Walton • Aug. 2, 2024 -
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FirstEnergy seeks alternatives to PJM capacity market to bolster power supply
“I'd call yesterday's [PJM auction results] the canary in the coal mine, and the canary didn't make it,” Brian Tierney, FirstEnergy president and CEO, said.
By Ethan Howland • Aug. 1, 2024 -
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AEP data center and other commercial sales soar 12.4% in Q2
American Electric Power’s peak load could jump 43% by the end of this decade, to 50 GW, based on current data center commitments, according to the company.
By Ethan Howland • Aug. 1, 2024 -
New York could see electricity demand grow 90% by 2042: ISO
Long-duration batteries, small modular nuclear reactors, hydrogen and fuel cells may be needed to replace 25 GW of fossil generation by 2040.
By Robert Walton • Aug. 1, 2024 -
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Texas weighs clawing back $800M CenterPoint spent on unused generation
Hurricane Beryl impacts could contribute to a 2% rise in customer bills for 15 years, the utility said Tuesday.
By Robert Walton • July 31, 2024 -
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OpinionSteering gas utilities toward calmer seas with an eye to the electric experience
State regulators need to begin assembling their tools to manage the impact of the energy transition — on both gas customers and the electric grid — before crises in affordability and reliability are upon us.
By Sarah Steinberg and Brad Cebulko • July 30, 2024 -
55 miles of high-voltage transmission lines added in 2023 as US buildout slows: report
Despite the slowdown, utilities spent more than $25 billion on transmission last year, mainly on lower-voltage projects, up from about $20 billion in 2013, according to Grid Strategies.
By Ethan Howland • July 30, 2024 -
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Sponsored by Hitachi EnergyHelping keep the heat on in rural Maryland
Case study: BGE advanced clean energy goals and met state requirements with battery energy storage.
July 29, 2024 -
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Opinion
Competition may delay needed transmission, increasing costs
The process FERC and individual states set through future reforms will be determinative in whether there is added time to an already long transmission development timeline.
By Benjamin Dierker • July 25, 2024 -
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DOE awards $371M to boost permitting, local benefits from transmission projects
Most of the grants support projects that give communities tangible benefits from transmission development, said Maria Robinson, director of the Department of Energy’s Grid Deployment Office.
By Ethan Howland • July 24, 2024 -
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AEP, Exelon oppose Talen-Amazon interconnection pact to protect rate base growth potential: Constellation
Exelon’s Commonwealth Edison stands to add up to $5 billion to its rate base by building transmission infrastructure to serve planned data centers in Illinois, according to Constellation Energy.
By Ethan Howland • July 24, 2024 -
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Utility commissioners from 14 states, DC, say FERC transmission rule will lower energy costs
The support comes after utility commissions from Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi and West Virginia challenged the agency’s rule in court, partly because they say it usurps state authority.
By Ethan Howland • July 24, 2024
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